Is Dalai Lama really under security threat?

By Tendar
Tsering

I am not so
sure if the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is under security threat
but I am sure Tibetans are worried about the security of the Dalai Lama in
recent days.

The security
of the Dalai Lama seems pretty good but after walking around the Dalai Lama’s
residence for several times, and keeping an eye on the security of the Dalai Lama
for a while, I realized the security for the Dalai Lama is not enough, it has
to be reviewed and updated as soon as possible.

Usually
there are two entrances for the Dalai Lama temple which is very much associated
with the Dalai Lama’s residence-one for entrance and another for exit but one
can use the entrance for exit also.

The entrance
at the temple has a ‘walk in’ machine which I guess detects suspected
substances and around three security guards are there to check people entering
into but the funny thing is that usually they don’t do ‘body check’ to the
females, they do only to the males who are walking into the temple.

Being asked,
one of the security guards said “we don’t have enough female security guards to
check and how can we (male security guards) do body-check to the females?”

Days back,
Tibetan Department of Security signaled that they have appealed to the Indian
government to update the security facilities for the Dalai Lama which I guess
the appeal is still in pending despite the Delhi government has told Indian
reporters that they have asked the Himachal Pradesh government and Central
Tibetan Administration to make sure that the security of the Dalai Lama is in
perfect.

Tibetan
officials here in the town of Dharamshala are sort of over cautious when it
comes to the issues between the Indian government and Central Tibetan
Administration, so outsiders can’t figure out much-they (CTA) are more of grateful
than demanding for the things that we need or deserve.

Moreover,
the Dalai Lama’s temple is in joint with the hostel rooms for the monks at the
back side of the temple, and anyone can easily climb up from the back side, and
I am bit worried how attentive the guards inside Dalai Lama’s residence might
be who are supposed to monitor the CC Tv cameras which are put up at the
corners of the temple.

The threat
for the Dalai Lama in recent times has disclosed neither by the Indian
government nor by the Tibetan security department but by the Dalai Lama
himself.

After the
Tibetan spiritual leader has expressed his fear, the Central Tibetan
Administration nodded in agreement that they have received threat alerts from
Tibet, and declared to review the security for the Dalai Lama.

Why didn’t
the Indian government or Tibetan administration expose the threat alert to the
public before the Dalai Lama did? When the Dalai Lama expresses his fear, there
might be a reason that every concerned person should take care of his safety,
and it is high time to review the security-not just the machines but the guards
too.

It is imperative
to make sure that the security guards are not chosen by hook or favourism, but
based on their training and loyalty to the Dalai Lama.

Dalai Lama
is not just one person or just one life, but he is more than that, he is a
treasure to the world, and soul of the spirit of Tibetans. He is god to the
spiritual people and an ideal and peace icon to the rest of the world.

World media
have done a good job in recent days for high lighting the security alarm for
Dalai Lama which of course it will force the concerned authorities to make sure
that the Tibetan spiritual leader is in safe and sound.

But on the
other hand, the world media must know that over sensationalizing the threat
un-necessarily locks up the Tibetan masses in fear and worried somewhere-they
know best what they (media) are up to!

Dalai Lama
has already declared that he will stay at least till 2023 but as a human being,
he has also jokingly conditioned that if and only nothing happened to him.

So, just
praying for him won’t help, it is important for all the concerned people to
remain ‘vigilant and alert’ as urged by the Central Tibetan Administration.

Long live the Dalai Lama and may
peace prevail on earth sooner than later

NOTE--Tendar Tsering is a
journalist working with the Tibetan news portal in English www.phayul.com Views
expressed here are author's own personal expression, and does not reflect the
views of any agency nor necessarily endorse by any
organization

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7 comments:

Yes TENDAR la ... I will go with your words about the security of His Holiness ... His Holiness is not an ordinaryperson, His Holiness is an EXTRA ORDINARY person and thus I'm so sad with the recent threats, these things gives us GOOSE-BUMPS ... And as you have mentioned the information about the entrance of the TSUKLAK-KHANG temple, I have my few words related with it ... While i was at Dhasa, it was obvious that i had visited Tsuklak-khang several times and while entering, I didn't feel like they were so much into cautious of any future unseen happenings, I mean the security is not so STRICT, in my point of view ... And yeah! Hook, favouritism and nepotism; these things are the major causes for degrading social environment. Decisions should be made in accordance with the qualifications and experiences ... Thus " DUTY SHOULD BE DONE WITH THE SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY" ... LONG LIVE HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA ... Chinese please BACK OFF! And let us live peacefully (\/) BHOED GYALLO!!

Yes TENDAR la ... I will go with your words about the security of His Holiness ... His Holiness is not an ordinaryperson, His Holiness is an EXTRA ORDINARY person and thus I'm so sad with the recent threats, these things gives us GOOSE-BUMPS ... And as you have mentioned the information about the entrance of the TSUKLAK-KHANG temple, I have my few words related with it ... While i was at Dhasa, it was obvious that i had visited Tsuklak-khang several times and while entering, I didn't feel like they were so much into cautious of any future unseen happenings, I mean the security is not so STRICT, in my point of view ... And yeah! Hook, favouritism and nepotism; these things are the major causes for degrading social environment. Decisions should be made in accordance with the qualifications and experiences ... Thus " DUTY SHOULD BE DONE WITH THE SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY" ... LONG LIVE HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA ... Chinese please BACK OFF! And let us live peacefully (\/) BHOED GYALLO!!

Yes . As After acknowledged, there is threat which was printed front page of Times of India, i was extremely fear and worried , it's not only me it's about all peace loving people all around the world . how so far security guard had improved technology protection like CC TV Camera but still seems like normal around His Holiness residence as there is same routine temple entrance check up which was not strong and same number of security guard as before. well It's true that His Holiness is every thing for us, not only that he is Core sources of world peace and harmony .so Indian government and Tibetan administration should touch 24 hours on this his security . Thank you

Yes . As After acknowledged, there is threat which was printed front page of Times of India, i was extremely fear and worried , it's not only me it's about all peace loving people all around the world . how so far security guard had improved technology protection like CC TV Camera but still seems like normal around His Holiness residence as there is same routine temple entrance check up which was not strong and same number of security guard as before. well It's true that His Holiness is every thing for us, not only that he is Core sources of world peace and harmony .so Indian government and Tibetan administration should touch 24 hours on this his security . Thank you

I think the security at the main temple is ok even though not superb. The chance of a mishap/incident looks minimal. However, what i fear more is when His Holiness travel to other Tibetan areas. It is here that there will be no adequate security cover for him. Only few of the security officials travel with him and most are drawn from volunteering youths from the host area. Here lies in danger, as we know nothing about these volunteer guards. Even though most of them are honest and sincere, there maybe few waiting for the opportunity. Whatever be the case, i think nothing will happen to His Holiness as he has all the prayers, love and goodwill of millions around the world. Long live His Holiness n Bhoe Gyalo